23 Aug 2002 Volume 5 Issue no: 37


 

 











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Executive Dossier
"Our major emphasis in the coming period will be the 8 pm to 11 pm band and the weekend slot"
An Interview with Sony Entertainment business head Sunil Lulla More


Headlines
Star to launch new weekly comedy in September
MUMBAI: Another weekly serial launches on 10 September in the 8 pm slot on Star Plus... More

Prasar Bharati CEO moots revamp plan for AIR Mumbai
MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati plans to replace AIR transmission towers in Mumbai, currently 5 kilowatt capacity, with 20 KW towers shortly ... More

Hallmark Channel signs carriage agreement with Telewest Broadband
MUMBAI: Hallmark Channel on Thursday signed a carriage agreement with Telewest Broadband, the broadband communications and media group, securing its place across all major digital platforms in the UK... More

Prasar Bharati CEO moots revamp plan for AIR Mumbai
MUMBAI: Prasar Bharati plans to replace AIR transmission towers in Mumbai, currently 5 kilowatt capacity, with 20 KW towers shortly ... More

Prasar Bharati to phase out dependence on news agencies
MUMBAI: The Prasar Bharati board has decided to drastically cut down its dependence on news agencies PTI and UNI by 2006... More

Discovery's 'Super Surgery' show to target niche audience
MUMBAI: Discovery channel is is attempting to add depth to its programming with shows targeted at niche audiences... More

Hallmark Channel US claims most successful launch in cable history for first year
MUMBAI: It may be on the fringes in India, but the Hallmark Channel is growing leaps and bounds in the US. The channel claims that in its first 12 months on air it is America's fastest growing cable network. .. More

Media Advertising and Marketing watch
Discovery launches contest to lure in kids
MUMBAI: Discovery Channel has launched a new 'challenge' for children called Real Kids, Real Adventures Contest... More

Coke upbeat about success of 'thanda' TVC
NEW DELHI: Coca Cola claims to have stolen a march over arch rival Pepsi with its new thanda theme TVC yielding much more dividend than anticipated... More

BBC Magazines to launch Disney Explorer next month
MUMBAI: BBC Magazines will add another title to its pre-teen range on 25 September with the launch of Disney's Explorer, a publication containing facts, photographic spreads, unique features, fun experiments and competitions... More

Technology Update
SCM Microsystems Partners with ETRI for Korean Digital Cable Broadcasts More

Tube Talk
US Open tennis tournament kicks off Monday on Star Sports More
Hallmark offers diverse fare in September More
CNBC to air Southern Quadrangle over the weekend More

Media Stockwatch
Select Media stocks gain More

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Other Headlines
Consensus On CAS Basic Tier Composition, Not On Pricing More
Open-architecture DTH Boxes Are Fine, Says Govt More
FM Players Play Another Concession Tune More
Sony To Put ICC Telecast On A Different Pitch More
Source:Financial Express

Operators must air 33 free channels More
Doordarshan pens image overhaul More
Hollywood production house scripts a Bollywood comedy More
Off the ball More
Source:Business Standard

No STAR service on Siticable More
Music messaging from Bharti More
Source:The Hindu Business Line

Cricket: SET, LG in spat over spot rates More
LeibNetz unveils interactive TVs in Punjab More
Papa’s pet: Ekta’s baby comes of age More
Mukta in movie exhibition foray More
Class action suit filed against Martha Stewart More
Can gramps run? More
Source:The EconomicTimes

Spielberg takes on Indian website over name More
AsiaSat posts marginal rise in interim profits More
Priyadarshan shooting film on female foeticide More
Marigold: Hollywood love, Bollywood style More
Clinton mulls talk show options More
Michael Jackson becomes father again More
Ozzy Osbourne 'spirit dead' over wife's illness More
Gup-shup, and some kitty parties More
Theatre-owners dismiss multiplex competition More
Reality bytes after TV marriage More
T-Series restrained from infringing Times Music copyrights More
Times Music piracy racket busted More
Tabu, Actress, On her focus in reel life More
ICC breather bowls over Aussies; Indians bat on More
Source: The Times of India

I am bad-tempered and stingy: Zohra Sehgal More
Hollywood film with Bollywood masala More
For ‘next Spielberg’, every sign spells success More
Source:The Indian Express

Exposed: Salman's the man for Hollywood More
India Today Group to launch more niche magazines More
Source:www.moneycontrol.com

Discovery Channel concentrates on the family More
Source:www.agencyfaqs.com

Comics and animation movies on Tenali Raman More
DD1 to start Sanskrit news bulletins today More
Source: The Hindu

Soap & Lather: All In Shobhaa's Kitty More
Spunky Girl Shama Aims For The Unprecedented More
Diana's 'Secret Life' to be on TV More
Technology, TV bring forensic investigators to the limelight More
Sony turns to allies to fill gap in flat-panel TVs More
Source: The Hindustan Times

President’s Apni Baat: I want to host a TV show More
AOL in deal to regain full media unit More
Best filmmakers of world come to town More
Nag Stumbles into English cinema More
‘Yes! Sandeep Chowta is my God’ More
Source: The Asian Age

Twinkle toes and Hollywood-bound - 14 Kalitala girls hone talent to perform in Melanie Griffith’s California gala More
Source: The Telegraph

"This isn't brain surgery; it's just television" -- David Letterman

International Headlines
Bertelsmann to Downsize Headquarters More
Source: Financial Times

Fox News Channel Takes Out Ad Condemning CNN for Buying al-Qaida Videotapes More
 Source: www.yahoo.com

CNN's Delayed Disclosure On Tapes Criticized More
Source: www.newsday.com

Shooting for the Hip, CBS Comes Up With . . . Lesley Stahl More
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

FCC to Investigate WNEW-FM Show More
Rankings for Basic Cable Networks More
Buffy' Rates Worst Show for Families More
Apollo Hires New 'Showtime' Team More
Dennis Green Joins ESPN Crew More
Clinton Talk-Show Talks Continue More
ABC Goes In Search of America More
Census Shuffles Nielsen's DMA Ranks More
Source:www.tvinsite.com

Star threatens Sunday price war More
Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival(A special report) More
Kill licence fee, says Labour title More
Bond shakes off Ripley drama More
Telewest gets go-ahead for debt restructuring More
Berlusconi in football fiasco More
Source:www.mediaguardian.co.uk
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